| Jammu Airport | |
| Iata: | IXJ |
| Icao: | VIJU |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label: | IXJ |
| Type: | Public/military |
| Owner: | Indian Air Force[1] |
| Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
| City-Served: | Jammu |
| Location: | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Elevation-F: | 1,029 |
| Elevation-M: | 314 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6892°N 74.8375°W |
| Timezone: | Indian Standard Time |
| Utc: | +5:30 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 18/36 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,438 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | April 2023 - March 2024 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,456,567 (7.8%) |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 11,348 (18.8%) |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo tonnage |
| Stat3-Data: | 876 (40.1%) |
| Footnotes: | Source: AAI[2] [3] [4] |
Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave, is a domestic airport serving Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located south of the city centre and from the India–Pakistan border.
The 14500m2 terminal can only handle domestic flights. It has five gates and twenty check-in desks.[5] A store selling traditional packaged food items, a shoe shop, a restaurant, and a souvenir store and information desk for pilgrims travelling to the Vaishno Devi temple are among the amenities available in the terminal.[6]
In September 2021, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that there would be a new terminal of 45,000 square meters, and an investment worth rupees 700 crores would be made.[7]
"The launch of night flights encourages investment by boosting the local economy, improving air connectivity and increasing the number of tourists in the region. It also allows residents of the Jammu district to travel to the state capital and beyond. It will provide the flexibility that has been coveted for," LG Sinha said.
According to airport authorities, new carpet construction on the runway has been completed and a runway approach light system, including a series of light strips with flashing lights, has been installed and is in operation. Therefore, nighttime operations have begun at all other facilities already installed and in operation at Jammu Airport, including Instrument Landing System (ILS), CAT1 Lights, PAPI. The extended 1,300-foot runway will be integrated with the existing runway and all related work was meant to be completed by August 31, 2021. Jammu Airport extended its business hours in early 2019, but due to delayed runway expansion, the night flight system was put on hold.
On July 17, 2021, it was announced that Jammu Airport was capable of handling night flights. The first scheduled night flight was by Go Air on July 23, 2021.
The asphalt[8] runway, 18/36, has dimensions 2042x. It can handle CAT I instrument landing system approaches. The apron has space to park three Airbus A320 aircraft and three Boeing 737.
The airport is located southwest of the city of Jammu, along Ranbir Singh Pura Road.[9] [10] There is a car park with 80 spaces. Bus, taxi and car rental services provide transportation to the city.